Hard Rock

Hard Rock Camp

Location
Blue Bear School of Music, Fort Mason Center

Summer 2016 Schedule
July 5-8
Tuesday-Friday, 10 am – 3 pm, with a longer day on Friday for a performance.

Camp Details
This workshop offers musicians going into grades 7-10 (fall 2016) an opportunity to rock hard with their peers. Repertoire is selected by the group, which rehearses every day. A typical day includes group lessons in the morning, a lunchtime jam with staff, and band rehearsals in the afternoon. The week culminates with a show on late Friday afternoon.

See our Summer Camp FAQs page for more details about the after-camp activities, what campers need to bring, our drop policy and more.

Skill Level Recommendations and Audition Info

Suggested minimum of two years of lessons for all instruments.

Drummers should be able to fill without losing time, and be able to hold three minutes of a simple rock beat. Drummers are required to audition for this camp.

Bassists should know names of notes and how to read chord charts, and be able to play 1/8th notes through changes. Bassists are required to audition for this camp.

Guitarists should know open chords and E and A form barre chords, and know minor pentatonic scales. Guitarists are NOT required to audition for this camp.

Keyboardists should know major and minor triads, and know the blues scale. Keyboardists are NOT required to audition for this camp.

Singers should be able to sing in tune and have a strong enough sense of time so that song entry points and phrasing can be consistently executed.

Tuition
Camp Tuition Fee: $440

Discounts of up to $350 are available to students whose household incomes qualify through Blue Bear’s sliding scale tuition program.